as in obsessions
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers
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Recent Examples of fixations
But while his own work is marked by coincidences and unexpected bookends, some provided by the universe and some engineered by the filmmaker, at its core, it’s defined by an unswerving faith in the boundless eccentricities and fascinating fixations of other people.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
With no ping-pong-ball fixations after last season’s 36-win season, the Suns are instead sending out a gritty, undersized squad that has overachieved its way to a 24-15 start in the unforgiving Western Conference — even with key offseason acquisition Jalen Green playing only two games.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
May’s fixations include fragmented narratives, portraits of place, boundaries and borders, and collective memory.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The lines between life and art, truth and fiction, get mighty blurry in Trier’s emotionally expansive, extremely wry film, though the family drama itself is just a spine on which to hang any number of other fixations and preoccupations.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
The world Maddie lives in is populated by eccentric characters who wear their respective fixations on their sleeve.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
With no ping-pong-ball fixations after last season’s 36-win season, the Suns are instead sending out a gritty, undersized squad that has overachieved its way to a 24-15 start in the unforgiving Western Conference — even with key offseason acquisition Jalen Green playing only two games.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
May’s fixations include fragmented narratives, portraits of place, boundaries and borders, and collective memory.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The lines between life and art, truth and fiction, get mighty blurry in Trier’s emotionally expansive, extremely wry film, though the family drama itself is just a spine on which to hang any number of other fixations and preoccupations.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
The world Maddie lives in is populated by eccentric characters who wear their respective fixations on their sleeve.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixations
obsessions
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His critics in Democratic politics consider his obsessions dangerous distractions, built on fanciful thinking, from the difficult work of winning elections and regaining power.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Kusher is perfectly cast in the role, mirroring the mannerisms and obsessions of our real-life trillionaires and billionaires.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Fixations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixations. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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